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Letter of the day

I am a first grade dual teacher at Lancaster Elementary with YISD. I want to advocate for our Lancaster Library and tell you about all the wonderful things my students are learning in the library.

Our wonderful librarian, Mrs. Cindy Williams, lets my students choose books in small groups, so that they may have enough time to pick their favorite title. She also teaches my students the process of responsibility and shows them how to check out their own book. Mrs. Williams not only reads books to the children, but she does thematic activities to help enrich their library experience.

Last month Mrs. Williams did a science read-aloud about owls and then had my students make their own owl with pine cones her neighbor donated to her.

Mrs. Williams also organizes two Reading Nights per year for the students, parents, faculty, and staff of our school. One was in October, where the illustrator and sculptor, Geronimo Garcia, was our special guest.

Our library is a very warm and inviting place and my students along with the entire school enjoy going multiple times a week to the library.

This letter is really a way that I can talk about all the enriching things going on in our library. Lancaster is always a beautiful and exciting world for our students.

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